# U.S. CFTC rebuffs CME’s legal stance in consequential fight over perpetual futures

https://mins.news/en/item/106625

- CoinDesk, 2026-10-19 16:47 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/10/19/u-s-cftc-rebuffs-cme-legal-stance-in-consequential-fight-over-perpetual-futures

> The CFTC says CME has not shown that the new policy is harming it, in a dispute that could shape the future of perpetual futures in the U.S. The agency recently approved its first bitcoin perpetual contract.